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Industrial Safety and Health Management

Industrial Safety and Health Management

Summary

For senior/graduate-level courses in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Technology and Operations Management. Unique in approach, this text combines in one volume an exploration of the time-tested concepts and techniques of safety and health management, a modern perspective on compliance with mandatory standards for workplace safety and health, and a variety of solved problems, case studies, and exercises. It provides reasons, explanations, and illustrations of the hazard mechanisms that form the underlying basis for the volumes of detailed standards for workplace safety and health.

Table of Contents

PREFACE

xvii

1 The Safety and Health Manager

1

(12)

A Reasonable Objective

2

(2)

Safety versus Health

4

(1)

Role in the Corporate Structure

5

(1)

Resources at Hand

6

(3)

Summary

9

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

10

(3)

2 Development of the Safety and Health Function

13

(34)

Workers' Compensation

14

(3)

Recordkeeping

17

(1)

Accident Cause Analysis

28

(3)

Organization of Committees

31

(1)

Safety and Health Economics

32

(3)

Training

35

(2)

Job Placement Testing

37

(1)

The Smoke-Free Workplace

38

(1)

Bloodborne Pathogens

39

(1)

Workplace Violence

40

(1)

Summary

41

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

42

(5)

3 Concepts of Hazard Avoidance

47

(34)

The Enforcement Approach

47

(3)

The Psychological Approach

50

(1)

The Engineering Approach

51

(8)

The Analytical Approach

59

(9)

Hazards Classification Scale

68

(7)

Summary

75

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

75

(6)

4 Impact of Federal Regulation

81

(22)

Standards

81

(5)

NIOSH

86

(1)

Enforcement

86

(5)

Public Uproar

91

(2)

Role of the States

93

(1)

Future Trends

94

(4)

Summary

98

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

99

(4)

5 Information Systems

103

(16)

Hazard Communication

104

(5)

Environmental Protection Agency

109

(4)

Computer Information Systems

113

(3)

Summary

116

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

116

(3)

6 Process Safety

119

(10)

Process Information

120

(4)

Process Analysis

124

(1)

Operating Procedures

125

(1)

Training

125

(1)

Contractor Personnel

126

(1)

Summary

127

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

127

(2)

7 Buildings and Facilities

129

(18)

Walking and Working Surfaces

130

(10)

Exits

140

(1)

Illumination

141

(1)

Miscellaneous Facilities

142

(2)

Sanitation

144

(1)

Summary

145

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

145

(2)

8 Health and Environmental Control

147

(28)

Baseline Examinations

147

(1)

Toxic Substances

148

(9)

Measures of Exposure

157

(4)

Standards Completion Project

161

(1)

Detecting Contaminants

161

(6)

Summary

167

(2)

Exercises and Study Questions

169

(6)

9 Environmental Control and Noise

175

(28)

Ventilation

175

(7)

Industrial Noise

182

(15)

Radiation

197

(1)

Computer Terminals

198

(1)

Summary

198

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

199

(4)

10 Flammable and Explosive Materials

203

(18)

Flammable Liquids

203

(5)

Sources of Ignition

208

(1)

Standards Compliance

209

(1)

Combustible Liquids

210

(2)

Spray Finishing

212

(3)

Dip Tanks

215

(1)

Explosives

216

(1)

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

216

(2)

Conclusion

218

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

218

(3)

11 Personal Protection and First Aid

221

(24)

Hearing Protection

222

(2)

Eye and Face Protection

224

(1)

Respiratory Protection

225

(10)

Confined Space Entry

235

(3)

Head Protection

238

(1)

Miscellaneous Personal Protective Equipment

239

(2)

First Aid

241

(1)

Conclusion

242

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

242

(3)

12 Fire Protection

245

(12)

Industrial Fires

246

(1)

Fire Prevention

246

(1)

Emergency Evacuation

247

(1)

Fire Brigades

248

(1)

Fire Extinguishers

249

(2)

Standpipe and Hose Systems

251

(1)

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

252

(1)

Fixed Extinguishing Systems

252

(2)

Summary

254

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

254

(3)

13 Materials Handling and Storage

257

(30)

Materials Storage

258

(1)

Industrial Trucks

258

(6)

Cranes

264

(13)

Slings

277

(4)

Conveyors

281

(1)

Lifting

282

(2)

Summary

284

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

284

(3)

14 Machine Guarding

287

(50)

General Machine Guarding

287

(9)

Safeguarding the Point of Operation

296

(7)

Power Presses

303

(18)

Grinding Machines

321

(3)

Saws

324

(5)

Belts and Pulleys

329

(3)

Summary

332

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

333

(4)

15 Welding

337

(22)

Process Terminology

337

(4)

Gas Welding Hazards

341

(7)

Arc Welding Hazards

348

(1)

Resistance Welding Hazards

349

(1)

Fires and Explosions

350

(2)

Eye Protection

352

(1)

Protective Clothing

352

(1)

Gases and Fumes

353

(3)

Summary

356

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

356

(3)

16 Electrical Hazards

359

(26)

Electrocution Hazards

359

(12)

Fire Hazards

371

(6)

Test Equipment

377

(1)

Frequent Violations

378

(2)

Summary

380

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

380

(5)

17 Construction

385

(32)

General Facilities

386

(1)

Personal Protective Equipment

386

(3)

Fire Protection

389

(1)

Tools

389

(3)

Electrical

392

(1)

Ladders and Scaffolds

393

(3)

Floors and Stairways

396

(1)

Cranes and Hoists

396

(4)

Heavy Vehicles and Equipment

400

(3)

Trenching and Excavations

403

(4)

Concrete Work

407

(1)

Steel Erection

408

(1)

Demolition

409

(1)

Explosive Blasting

410

(1)

Electric Utilities

411

(1)

Summary

412

(1)

Exercises and Study Questions

413

(4)

Bibliography

417

(8)

Appendices

425

(28)

A OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits

425

(18)

B Medical Treatment

443

(1)

C First-Aid Treatment

444

(1)

D Classification of Medical Treatment

445

(2)

E Highly Hazardous Chemicals, Toxics, and Reactives

447

(3)

F Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code

450

(1)

G States Having Federally Approved State Plans for Occupational Safety and Health Standards and Enforcement